Next month, Speedy Ortiz are set to release their long-awaited Twerp Verse follow up. Rabbit Rabbit features the already released singles “Scabs,” “You S02,” and “Plus One,” and today Speedy are back with another album preview called “Ghostwriter.” It comes with a video directed by Alex Ross Perry and starring a real who’s who of […]
Peter Gabriel – “Olive Tree”
Peter Gabriel’s long-awaited I/O still doesn’t have a release date, but the art-rock veteran did recently wrap the first leg of its supporting tour. He’s also released a whole bunch of singles, “Road To Joy,” “Four Kinds Of Horses,” the title track, and “So Much.” Today, we get another one called “Olive Tree.” “I don’t […]
Spirit Of The Beehive – “tapeworm” & “natural devotion 2”
Philly’s Spirit Of The Beehive have announced a new EP, i’m so lucky, their first project since 2021’s ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH, which made our 50 Best Albums Of 2021 list. Coming September 1 via Saddle Creek, the EP also arrives in the wake of bandmembers Zack Schwartz (frontman) and bassist Rivka Ravede 2022 breakup after 10 […]
Hear Self Defense Family’s Cover Of Neil Young’s “On The Beach” From New Live Album
For a long time, you couldn’t go more than a few months without getting a new Self Defense Family record. Self Defense, a revolving-lineup band built around singer Patrick Kindlon, were a prolific cult force, and you had to be a dedicated head to keep up with all of it. (One of the band’s members, […]
Sparkle Division – “Foxy”
Back in 2016, the legendary avant-garde composer William Basinski teamed up with his studio assistant Preston Wendel and recorded a bunch of lively, lounge-y songs for a project that would end up being known as Sparkle Division. They sat on the material until 2020, however, when they finally released those songs as an album, To […]
Lady Gaga Shares Eulogy For Tony Bennett
A week and a half ago, the legendary crooner Tony Bennett died at the age of 96. Bennett lived many lives in the spotlight, and his latest reinvention was as Lady Gaga’s duet partner. Bennett and Gaga first sang together on a version of “The Lady Is A Tramp” on Bennett’s 2011 album Duets II. […]
The Number Ones: Rihanna’s “What’s My Name?” (Feat. Drake)
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. Rihanna got the message. In 2009, […]
Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross Release Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem Score With Ridiculous Track Titles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem hits theaters next week (August 4), but it already has a 98 percent fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating — no doubt helped by the fact that the animated movie is scored by NIN’s Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. You can actually hear the score in its entirety now, and check […]
Watch Maggie Rogers, Margo Price, And Animal From The Muppets Join My Morning Jacket At Newport Folk Fest
During Friday’s set at Newport Folk Festival, My Morning Jacket were joined by Animal from the Muppets for a closing performance of “One Big Holiday.” “Patrick, you da man,” the Muppet told drummer Patrick Callahan. I’m the Animal. Let’s do it!” My Morning Jacket’s Newport Folk set also featured a Maggie Rogers duet with Jim […]
Descendents Cancel European Tour Following Milo Aukerman’s “Mild” Heart Attack
Last summer we got Milo Goes To Congress, and now I guess it’s Milo Goes To The Hospital? Descendents, the Southern California pop-punk legends, announced today that they’ll be canceling their upcoming European tour because singer-guitarist Milo Aukerman suffered a “mild heart attack” last night. He’s expected to make a full recovery, but he obviously […]